Mr. Speaker, I am really actually kind of glad the Minister read that because that is the point I was trying to make. These individuals are not calling themselves medical doctors in any way, shape or form. If you look at where they are licensed, they are licensed as NDs, naturopathic doctors, which is a completely different education. These people are highly educated. They would never suggest to anybody that they are medical doctors. This goes exactly to the point, Mr. Speaker. There is uncertainty out there, but what these roles are and these individuals do, we need to get legislation in place. The NDs, the naturopathic doctors are requesting it to protect their title so that people understand their role and so that patients of these individuals, people receiving services, are safe.
This is a safety issue, Mr. Speaker. This is about public safety. This is about safety of the provider. The Minister doesn’t seem to be getting that by saying, hey look, everybody can practice, yes. Anybody can practice. Anybody can go up to the Northwest Territories and say congratulations, I am a naturopath, and open their doors and provide any kind of service with no licence whatsoever, with no parameters of scope of practice. How are we going to address this concern? How are we going to get these individuals covered for the public safety and for the professional safety of residents in the Northwest Territories? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.